Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Applications Windows

To display the Mail & FTP window, access the configuration windows as described in the “Accessing the IP Camera Windows” section on page 2-6, click Applications, then click Mail & FTP.

If you change any options in the Mail & FTP window, you must click Save to save the changes. To discard the changes, click Cancel before clicking Save. These buttons appear at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to see them.

Table 3-15describes the options in the Mail & FTP window.

Table 3-15 Mail & FTP Window Options

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary SMTP Server

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary SMTP

Check this check box to cause e-mail messages to be sent to the primary

 

 

 

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMTP Mail Server

Enter the name or IP address of the primary SMTP server.

 

 

 

If you enter a name, you must configure the Primary DNS option as

 

 

 

described in the “Basic Setup Window” section on page 3-5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication

If the primary SMTP server requires authentication to send e-mail, choose

 

 

 

the appropriate authentication type. The authentication type typically is the

 

 

 

same as that for the POP3 server that you use to receive e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Name

If the primary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account name

 

 

 

for the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password

If the primary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account

 

 

 

password for the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

POP Server Name

Enter the name of the POP3 mail server that you use to receive e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary SMTP Server

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary SMTP

Check this check box to cause e-mail messages to be sent to a secondary

 

 

 

(backup) SMTP server if the primary SMTP server is unavailable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMTP Mail Server

Enter the IP address of the secondary SMTP server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication

If the secondary SMTP server requires authentication to send e-mail, choose

 

 

 

the appropriate authentication type. The authentication type typically is the

 

 

 

same as that for the POP3 server that you use to receive e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Name

If the secondary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account

 

 

 

name for the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password

If the secondary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account

 

 

 

password for the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

POP Server Name

Enter the name of the POP3 mail server that you use to receive e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-Mail Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send To

Enter at least 1 e-mail address to which e-mail messages are sent when an

 

 

 

event occurs. The second and third addresses are optional.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Show “From” as

Enter the e-mail address to be shown in the From field for e-mail messages

 

 

 

that are sent when an event occurs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject

Enter the text to be shown in the Subject field for the e-mail messages that

 

 

 

the IP camera sends when events occur. The subject can contain up to 48

 

 

 

characters, including spaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems CIVS-IPC-2500 Primary Smtp Server, Described in the Basic Setup Window section on, Secondary Smtp Server

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